St. Augustine Catholic Church

The Sacrament of Matrimony

Contact the Parish Office 6 months in advance of anticapted date to determine readiness. For Annullment information or to have your civil marriage convalidated in the Church call Peggy Smith (360) 675-2303.

To be married at St. Augustine, either the bride or groom must be a practicing Catholic, registered at this parish before beginning the six month marriage preparation, and regularly attending Mass and participating in the life of the parish. The only exception to this rule is made for Catholic children of registered and active parishioners who live outside Oak Harbor, and who are practicing Catholics in their own parish.

Marriage is a "covenant or partnership of life between a man and woman, which is ordered to the well-being of the spouses and to the procreation and upbringing of children. When validly contracted between two baptized people, marriage is a sacrament"
(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1601)

St. John tells us that the first miracle worked by the Lord Jesus was at a wedding feast (John 2:1-11), thus revealing the intimate connection between the messianic mission of Christ and the dignity of marriage, which is the one blessing of God not lost by original sin or washed away in the flood. The bond of husband and wife, however, was disfigured by sin (like everything else in nature), and requires the grace of Christ to be purified, healed, and restored to its original dignity.

Making Your Marriage Valid
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